Deck The Halls: James Bradford is 8 Months!

On Saturday, James Bradford was 8 months old!

I know, every month I say it - where does the time go? And its flying by oh so fast! But it really is!!

Saturday was a fun day. We had a great day! James Bradford and I got up, went for a wagon walk (he loves his wagon) and then went to Target. After his morning nap, we went to lunch with Daddy and walked around the Summit. Then after his afternoon nap, we all went to the park! It was such a fun and happy day!

Saturday evening was exciting too - James Bradford has graduated from his baby tub, to the big boy tub. Because he is on the move so much now, he was turning around and hanging (trying) over the side of it. Which to me seemed dangerous - so I decided it was time for him to move out of the baby tub and just take his baths in the bath tub. While we were at Target that morning, I let him pick out a new bath toy. He picked out some stackable cups that connect into a caterpillar and each cup has holes in the bottom. He loved playing with it and he loved his bath!(this was actually his third bath in the big boy tub - once in Nashville, when we didn't want to cart the tub up there with us, and last week he took a bath with his Davis and Isaac - oh they were so cute!)

We are in the process of switching from 3 naps to 2 - dropping his 7:45am nap. It hasn't been bad - as long as we can get out of the house in the morning. Sunday morning was by far the hardest, as it was drizzling outside and we couldn't really go anywhere before we left for church. But in the end it was a great day for him. This is the schedule we are aiming for (and is working great!):

6:45am - Good Morning/bottle

7:45/8am - Breakfast

10am - Nap

11:30/12 - awake/bottle

12:30 - Lunch

2:30 - Nap

3:30/4pm - awake/bottle

5:30 - Dinner

6:30 - Bath

6:45 - Bedtime Routine / Bottle

7:00 - Good Night!

Next week - I am training him to take his naps in the crib! (He sleeps great in there at night, but likes to sleep in his car seat during naps - I know, I'm an awful mom for letting him - but it was the easiest way for me to get him to take his naps when I had my broken leg, and now that I will be home and we will have a more consistent routine/schedule it will be much easier to train him) He will also be moving into his big boy car seat! - He is just getting to big for the infant carrier.

James Bradford continues to be a superstar sleeper. He goes down so easy now! After his bottle we just cuddle and rock for a few minutes and then I put him in the crib - sometimes awake, sometimes asleep and he is just happy and shortly after being put in, just goes to sleep. And I don't hear from him until morning!

James Bradford's weight is beginning to taper. He currently is in the 22lb range. He is getting longer, and actually thinning out some now that he is on the move. He wears size 12 month clothes (but 9 month footie pjs!) and wears size 3 diapers.

He loves to jump - He loves the jumper, and sometimes he even jumps in his exersaucer (and in your lap if you let him!) He is wanting to crawl so bad! It won't be to much longer until he takes off. Any day now!

He loves dogs!! Sabrina, Rosie (my parent's dog) and Sadie (David & Laura's Dog) are his best buddies. They sit by him when he plays - and loves to give him kisses. Sabrina also sits under the high chair, with high hopes of him dropping something - although right now all he drops is occasionally a puff or two. Sometimes Sabrina just waits for him to wake up, so they can play -

He is a very good eater. We tried bananas again - he still isn't a fan. Oh well! Right now in the freezer we have - Peas, Butternut Squash, Carrots, Peaches, Sweet Potatoes, Spinach and Broccoli. Although he hasn't tried the spinach and broccoli yet, those were just made. We are going to try the broccoli for the first time tonight!

He is such a happy baby! He loves to smile and laugh! And he is so much fun to be around!